android appEye Queen's Head
opening hours
- Mon: closed
- Tue-Thu: 1500-2000
- Fri: 1000-2400
- Sat: 1200-2400
- Sun: 1200-2000
food times
- Mon-Tue: closed
- Wed-Thu: 1200-1430, 1700-1900
- Fri-Sat: 1200-1430, 1700-2030
- Sun: 1200-1530
guest beers
This pub serves 2 guest ales.
source: Regional
listed building grade II
Local licensing authority for Eye is Mid Suffolk
CAMRA Mid-Anglia branch.
last updated Nov 29th, 2023.
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Eye Queen's Head
East, 52.32111,1.14571
Cask Ale is sold here.
7 Cross St, IP23 7AB
grid reference TM 144 738
opened 1589
Dating from 1590 and now the only pub in this delightful North Suffolk town with many buildings of character and historical significance. Main bar has wood burning stove, Cross Street bar is in fact a former butchers shop, and there is also a snug bar. Traditional pub food and daily specials served. Family friendly. Breakfasts served 8.30-10.30am. Regular events held. Community events board. Mid Anglia CAMRA Cider Pub of the Year 2018.
The building dates from 1589, with 18th and 19th century extensions, and has always been a pub.
Facilities
Beer garden or other outside drinking area
Beer served direct from the barrel by gravity
Bus stop nearby (see transport links for details)
Dogs welcome: On leads
Evening meals
Family friendly
Live music: Once a month
Lunchtime meals (not just snacks)
Parking
Real fire
Separate bar
Traditional pub games available
WiFi available: Free
Railway station about 4.2 miles away (see transport links for details)
Gallery
Nearest railway station
Diss: 4.2 miles (6.8km)Other nearby Suffolk pubs
Oaksmere Hotel 1.71 miles
Beaconsfield Arms 2.1 miles
White Horse 2.7 miles
Swan Inn of Hoxne 3.0 milesHistorical interest
The pub is shown (though unnamed) on this old OS map from about 1902 (interactive map)
Owner/operator: free
As the last remaining pub in Eye this village-centre pub is unsurprisingly busy both at lunchtime with food and with a younger crowd in the evenings. Recently there has been a welcome greater emphasis on real ale, with the introduction of guest beers, which change every three weeks.
Beers: Adnams Bitter; guest beer (independents & micros).CAMRA's 1997 Suffolk Real Ale Guide
Also listed in Lambseth St (1844 + 1855 + 1874)
Bankruptcy Order against James Caston at a Tenement called the Queen's Head Inn, well situated for Trade in the Town of Eye, and newly repaired.Ipswich Journal, 7 to 14 Aug 1725***
To be let, The Queen's Head Inn, Eye - Apply to Mr B.C…
Landlords
Footnote
[horkey = harvest supper]
(Most pub, location & historic details collated by Nigel, Tony or Keith - original sources are credited)
(some old PO directory information courtesy of londonpublichouse.com)
(** historic newspaper information from Stuart Ansell)
(*** historic newspaper information from Bob Mitchell)
